December 09, 2010

Morning Wrap

Obama Signs Indian Trust Legislation: President Barack Obama said legislation he was signing Thursday to implement settlements with American Indians and black farmers was about American principles of "fairness and equality and opportunity." TPMMuckraker has the story of the signing.

Cyberanarchy: The New York Times explores the anonymous computer attacks on entities deemed to be enemies of WikiLeaks. Yesterday's targets included MasterCard and PayPal, which have stopped processing donations to the anti-secrecy organization.

Pardoning Morrison: Today is the day when a Florida clemency board is expected to announce the posthumous pardon of Jim Morrison of the Doors for a conviction on charges of indecent exposure at a Miami concert in 1969. NBC's Miami station reports Gov. Charlie Crist led the crusade for the pardon.

Inventive Lawsuits: After buying and licensing patents for a decade, Intellectual Ventures filed its first three patent infringement suits Thursday against nine tech companies. Here is the story from sibling publication The Recorder.